Eyeglass-case.



No. 781,809. PATENTED FEB. '7, 1905.

- G. E. GOOPE.

EYEGLASS CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21,1904.

Patented February '7, 1905.

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GEORGE E. ()OOPE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

EYEGLASS-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,809, dated February '7, 1905.

Application filed July 21,1904. Serial No. 217,472- v To rz/l [whomit may con/corn:

Be it known that l, Gnonou E. Coors, a citizen otthe United States, and a rcsidentot' New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly to that class of eyeglass-cases which are formed with a dome in the lid or cover, and designed more especially for holding eyeglasses which are provided with offsetnose-guards; and my invention consists mainly in constructing the body of the case of less width than the space occupied by the lenses and their attached nosespring and in constructing the cover so that it will inclose the nose-springand when the cover is opened the central portion of the cover will fall away from the nose-spring, leaving it projecting beyond the back or bottom of the main body of the case.

The invention also consists in the construction of the cover and in its combination and arrangement with the body of the case, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings, to which reference is made and which form a part of this speciiicatitm, Figure 1 is a plan view of an eyeglass-case made in accordance with my invention, showing the lid or cover partially open and showing a pair of eyeglasses in the case. Fig. 2 is a like view of the case, showing the cover closed. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation taken on line 3 3 of Fig. l and showing in dotted lines the lid fully opened, and Fig. at is an inside plan view of the metal or other stiti' body of the cover detached.

in the drawings, 2 designates the body of the case, and 3 the lid or cover,which is hinged at t to the body, preferably by the lining 5 of the case and by the outside covering o.

The body 2 of the case is provided with a tray 7 and with the end pieces 8 8, which are turned up at the ends of the substantially flat back or bottom 9 of the body of the case, the core of which is metal or other stitt material. The said back or bottom 9 of the case is the width of the lenses used in standard eyeglasses, and the tray is shown as provided With a fastening device to engage with a complemental fastening device shown on the lid or cover.

The lid or cover 3 of the case is formed in the center with an elevated portion or dome 10, the end portions 12 12 of the cover which close over the lenses being depressed substantially to the same level as the upper edges of the end pieces 8 b. The edges '13 I3 ot' the cover are parallel in the hinge with the rear edge H of the body of the case. Intermediate ot' the said edges l3 13 is formed an enlargement 15, which forms a chamber 15, as shown clearly in Fig. 3. \Vhen the cover is closed, the bottom of the chamber to in the cover is parallel with the bottom of the body of the case, and when the cover is opened it turns back below the bottom of the body of the case, and should the cover be turned back, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, it abuts against the back of the body and prevents over-straining ot' the hinge. The metal part of the cover is formed at its hinge edge, as shown in Fig. that is, it is by preference formed with the said straight edges 12 13 and with the intermediate curved and dished extension 16, the edge of which latter is turned back to form a flange [7, the edge 17 ot which is substantially parallel with the edges l3 13, so as to form a part of the hinge. Whenthe cover is open, the falling back of the chamber 15 enables the user to grasp the nose-spring of the eyeglasses for conveniently removing them from the case, and when the cover is closed a tirtn support parallel with the bottom oi the body of the case is aliorded tor the nosespring.

Ordinarily when eyeglasses are placed in an eyeglass-case the user presses his l'orelinger back on the open cover while the body of the case is held between the thumb and second finger. In this the tendency is to press the cover back beyond bounds, thus straining, weakening, and linally breaking the hinge. By my construction the enlargement of the cover prevents straining ot' the hinge in the manner stated and greatly prolongs the lite and usefulness of the case, and, furthermore, I am enabled to reduce the width of the body of the case practically to the width of the lenses.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I 1. An eyeglasscase, comprising a main body provided with a tray at one edge and a cover hinged to the opposite edge to close upon the tray, the cover being formed with a central dome intermediate of substantially fiat end portions of the cover, said dome projecting beyond the hinge edges of the cover to form an edge chamber in the cover to inclose the nose-spring of the glasses, substantially as described.-

2. An eyeglass case comprising a main body provided with a tray at one edge and a cover hinged to the opposite edge, the cover being formed with a central dome intermediate of flattened end portions whose edges are straight at the hinge, said dome projecting beprojecting beyond the hinge of the cover, substantially as and for the purposes described.

GEORGE E. COOPE.

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H. ALBERTUS \Vnsr, MORTIMER MAHoNY. 

